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2009 Donald E. Stokes Dissertation Research Fellowship

The British Politics Group is pleased to announce the annual Donald E. Stokes Dissertation Research Fellowship. This fellowship of $1000 U.S is intended to assist a graduate student at a North American University working on a dissertation on British politics (broadly defined to include comparative and historical work as well as contemporary British politics) to conduct research in the United Kingdom.  Applications should include a prospectus of 3-5 double-spaced, typewritten pages which outlines the project and makes clear how the fellowship will aid the research, plus a brief C.V. of no more than three pages. Electronic applications are preferred. A letter from the Chair of the Dissertation Committee concerning the research is also required.  Research should be conducted in the United Kingdom sometime during the period June 2009 through August 2010.  The successful applicant is required to submit a brief report (3-5 double-spaced pages) on the research financed by the Fellowship by September 30, 2010.  Applications will be judged by an international committee of British politics scholars. 

The fellowship honors Donald E. Stokes, a founding member of the British Politics Group, a member of its first Executive Committee, and co-author of the seminal book, Political Change in Britain.

The application deadline for the 2009 competition is March 15, 2009.                           

All materials and/or inquiries should be directed to:

Terrence Casey, Executive Director
British Politics Group
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
5500 Wabash Avenue
Terre Haute, IN 47803

Email: casey1@rose-hulman.edu
phone: (812) 877-8281